Photovoltaic.pptVIP

Photo Voltaic materials and industry by Scott and Bear Photo voltaic =convert light to electricity content The Sun Solar Cells ---Background ---How they work ---Types Energy payback Energy from the sun Solar Cells Background 1839 - French physicist A.E. Becquerel first recognized the photovoltaic effect. 1883-first solar cell built ,coasted semicondutor selenium(硒) with an extremely thin layer of gold to form the junctions. 1954- Bell Laboratories, experimenting with semiconductors,accidentally found that silicon（Si） doped with certain impurities was very sensitive to light. Resulted in the production of the first practical solar cells with a sunlight energy conversion efficiency of around 6%. 1958-First spacecraft to use solar panels was us satellite vanuard 1. How Solar Cells work How Solar Cells work A： glass cover B：Anti-reflective coating C：conducting layer D,E :Si F :Al Types:Three generations of solar cells First Generation – Single Junction Silicon Cells Single junction silicon devices are approaching theoretical limit efficiency of 33%. Second Generation – Thin Film Cells New materials and processes to improve efficiency and reduce cost. Thin film cells use about 1% of the expensive semiconductors compared to First Generation cells. Third Generation – Multi-junction Cells. Third generation technologies aim to enhance poor electrical performance of second generation (thin-film technologies) while maintaining very low production costs. What is the best shape for nanomaterials that move energy in solar cells? When it comes to the semiconductor germanium sulfide, the answer appears to look a lot like a peony. According to new research published in the American Chemical Societys ACS Nano, such nanoflowers have the potential to improve solar cells and other technologies. News “Nanoflower Design May Improve Solar Cells The key is the surface area of all those petals, which suddenly makes much more of the semiconducting material av